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ISBN
9781579656607
Genre
Algemeen
Verschenen
19-05-2015
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Workman Publishing Company
Auteur(s)
Peter Collier
Choosing Courage
Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero
Peter Collier
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€6,99
How
does
an
ordinary
person
become
a
hero?
It
happens
in
a
split
second,
a
moment
of
focus
and
clarity,
when
a
choice
is
made.
Here
are
the
gripping
accounts
of
Medal
of
Honor
recipients
who
demonstrated
guts
and
selflessness
on
the
battlefield
and
confronted
life-threatening
danger
to
make
a
difference.
There
are
the
stories
of
George
Sakato
and
Vernon
Baker—both
of
whom
overcame
racial
discrimination
to
enlist
in
the
army
during
World
War
II
(Sakato
was
a
second-generation
Japanese
American,
Baker
an
African
American)
and
went
on
to
prove
that
heroes
come
in
all
colors—and
Clint
Romesha,
who
led
his
outnumbered
fellow
soldiers
against
a
determined
enemy
to
prevent
the
Taliban
from
taking
over
a
remote
U.S.
Army
outpost
in
Afghanistan.Also
included
are
civilians
who
have
been
honored
by
the
Congressional
Medal
of
Honor
Foundation
for
outstanding
acts
of
bravery
in
crisis
situations,
from
a
school
shooting
to
the
9/11
attacks
on
the
World
Trade
Center.
Adding
depth
and
context
are
illuminating
essays
on
the
combat
experience
and
its
aftermath,
covering
topics
such
as
overcoming
fear;
a
mother
mourning
the
loss
of
her
son;
and
“surviving
hell”
as
a
prisoner
of war.
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